I went to the hospital today for my pre-admission appointment. They're pleased at the weight I've lost (13 lbs since the consultant asked me to do it), but I was a bit upset to note that my scales at home (an old-fashioned big heavy thing that came from a doctor's surgery originally, with the clunky weights that slide up and down) are marking 7 lbs too little. The loss is still a loss, I know, but it just means I have an even longer road to travel.
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The anaesthetist commented that with the amount of insulin I'm taking, it's just as well I'm having a gastric band fitted now, perhaps in time to limit the damage to my organs from the diabetes, and while I'm still able to move around. Sobering thought.
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He warned me that if I get any type of infection at all, the op next Wednesday will have to be postponed, so I'll just have to hope that my kidney infection doesn't recur, and that my colleagues at work with colds (at least 2) will be of the type to which I've acquired inmunity over the years. I just so want to get this over with...
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Its getting exciting now, isn't it? Not long to go, keep the orange juice up to ward of the colds from work people.
Doesn't it get you down when your scales are incorrect? I went out and bought a new set the day I started opti so that I know my scales are accurate. My surgeons scales weigh 1kg [about 2.3 pounds] heavier than my new ones, but I only use my scales to keep track of my weight, not hers.
Good luck and keep us posted,
Tracey
Thanks Tracey - I'm reading your problems with some apprehension, hope you sort yours out soon!
Caroline
Don't worry Lonicera!! I would get some new scales for myself if I was you...some funky new digital ones and just go off them from now on. Feeling this nervous and uncertain is really normal...we all did!! You will not regret it though...not at all:)
Thanks Nola, I know it's a bit anal, but I tend to think in stones and pounds rather than kilos, and have been unable to find electronic scales that tell you both, and at eye level, rather than down by your feet where you can't see it. I'll keep looking...
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